Author Archives: Sarah

We’ve hit a level of insanity that is incomparable… The dog is derpy. The oldest child is asleep and was not subjected to the weird… We’ve watched movies. And drank wine. And gotten excited about new lotion. And advance copies of books But mostly, Today, we survived. End transmission.

We took on a full blown rearrangement today… Swapped the kids bedrooms, shampooed carpets, set up computers in their bedrooms so they can do homework (and Roblox)… Small child got almost all her homework done!! She’s a very enthusiastic finger counter! She also really likes to leave selfies in my phone! I love finding themContinue reading “Quarantine Log Day 38”

Mom has completely lost her marbles. She cried about 700 times today and wouldn’t let me climb in her lap and lick her face to make her feel better. She says face licking is gross. Dad calls me a nose nibbler, and he lets me, so I don’t know why Mom won’t. She made meContinue reading “Quarantine Log Day 37 From the Wally Dog”

I accomplished something truly remarkable today. It was difficult, and unique, and I nearly gave up… I got the inkwell inside a new fountain pen! I know it doesn’t sound like much, but the darn thing just wouldn’t pop open! The pen was then used to create some much needed cheer for friends. Though theContinue reading “Quarantine Log Day 36”

Guest Blog from my friend Gail up in Canada! Although Sarah and I live in different countries and belong to different generations we share an unwanted health issue:  adrenal insufficiency. We met online through support groups that help us live with this condition, and I’ve been following Sarah’s corona virus isolation blog.  A week orContinue reading “Quarantine Log Day 35 – Guest Post”

The apathy has set in deeply… Children stink. School work isn’t done. I’m grumpy as hell. I’m done cooking. We eat weird combinations of snacks and thank God we have fruit so we can avoid scurvy… Someone sent me Turkish Delight, so that was cool. Actually didn’t eat it all in one sitting. Win! MaybeContinue reading “Quarantine Log Days 32, 33, 34”

Well, between the snow forts in the front yard, the broken glass in the kitchen, and the suddenly severely limping dog, I’m spent today. Bright side? I read “Whisky in a Teacup” by Reese Witherspoon today and died just a little. Unless you’re a privileged, rich, Southern white woman, not much applies. It was awful.Continue reading “Quarantine Log Day 31”

Oh, the audacity these humans have! Food! All day long, food. Fresh, hot, delicious goodness, and they did not share with us! We even asked nicely! For some reason, the children were insane today, far more than their usual insanity. The big one jumped on Mom really early and hollered in her face, “WAKE UP!”Continue reading “Quarantine Log Day 30”

Okay, it’s just day 29, but the last 45 minutes has felt really long. I’d thought I’d hit the point in this where I was ready to sit back and accept things as they are… … and then my husband hit something with my car. I’m a bit fuzzy on the details, but I doContinue reading “Quarantine Log Day 12029…”

The final day of week four… And I’ve been serenaded by my sweet littlest: “I like big butts and I cannot lie… All the brothers before me did not deny…” And I’m not sure if I’m proud of her for knowing the song that was so popular in the Ninety’s, or if I’m embarrassed thatContinue reading “Quarantine Log Day 28”